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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

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AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT ACTIONS

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SEC. 167. The Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, is amended as follows— (1) Section 1235 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 45-909) is amended to read as follows— "SEC. 1235. Whenever real and personal property are leased together, as, for example, a house with furniture contained therein, the landlord, either in an action of ejectment or in the summary proceeding for possession, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, may have a judgment for recovery of the personalty as well as the realty." (2) Section 1225 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 45-910) is amended by striking out "or the landlord may bring an action to recover possession before a justice of the peace, as provided in chapter one, subchapter one, aforesaid". (3) Section 1228 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 45-914) is repealed. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST CERTAIN B U S I N E S S E S

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SEC. 168. (a) The Act of March 4, 1913, is amended as follows: (1) Paragraph 64 of section 8 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 43-704) is amended by striking out "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia Court of Appeals". (2) Paragraph 65 of section 8 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 43-705) is amended by striking out "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia Court of Appeals". (3) Paragraph 67 of section 8 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 43-707) is amended by striking out "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia Court of Appeals". (^) Paragraph 94 of section 8 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 43-401) is amended by striking out "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia Court of Appeals". (5) Section 11 of such Act (D»C. Code, sec. 43-502) is amended by striking out "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "Superior Court for the District of Columbia". (b) Section 7 of the Act of April 22, 1904 (D.C. Code, sec. 43-1515), is amended by striking out "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "Superior Court of the District of Columbia". Business Corporations

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(c) The District of Columbia Business Corporation Act, approved June 8, 1954, is amended as follows: (1) Section 2(r) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-902(r)) is amended to read as follows: " (r) 'The court', except where otherwise specified^ means the court in the District of Columbia having jurisdiction of civil actions wherein the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000."

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